Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 in Malta
The youth unemployment rate in Malta was 9.6% in 2025.
Malta, 2025
9.6%
Change from 2024
+0.4percentage points
European Union, 2025
15.2%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
14.8%
Position in 2025
30th of 34
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 in Malta over time
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% of the labour force aged 15 to 24. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Malta | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9.6% | 15.2% |
| 2024 | 9.2% | 15.0% |
| 2023 | 9.2% | 14.6% |
| 2022 | 9.0% | 14.6% |
| 2021 | 9.9% | 16.7% |
| 2020 | 11.5% | 17.6% |
| 2019 | 10.1% | 15.7% |
| 2018 | 9.4% | 16.7% |
| 2017 | 10.6% | 18.6% |
| 2016 | 10.7% | 20.7% |
| 2015 | 11.6% | 22.4% |
| 2014 | 11.7% | 24.1% |
| 2013 | 12.7% | 25.2% |
| 2012 | 13.8% | 24.4% |
| 2011 | 13.3% | 22.5% |
| 2010 | 13.2% | 22.4% |
| 2009 | 14.5% | 21.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from 9.2% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 11.6%, the figure has changed by −2.0 percentage points.
- Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Malta has the 30th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 15.2%.
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Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64
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